http://austingardner.net/NewEnglishPodcast/Chartering_Your_Church.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:11:34 — 49.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSPastor Austin Gardner, Missions Director Jeff Bush, and Missionary to Chile Jason Holt come together to discuss one of the most important and complex aspects of planting a church on the mission field–chartering. They go in deep and intense detail over the course…

http://austingardner.net/NewEnglishPodcast/Crossing_the_Cultural_Divide_Part2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:23 — 15.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSPastor Gardner and Director Jeff Bush continue their series on cultural adaptation, and, in this edition, they talk about the example of the Apostle Paul and the different ways in which he adapted to the cultures he was in. This episode offers an…

What then? Shall we try to put another meaning into the text than that which it fairly bears? I trow not. You must, most of you, be acquainted with the general method in which our older Calvinistic friends deal with this text. “All men,” say they,—“that is, some men”: as if the Holy Ghost could not have said “some men”…

I want to challenge you to read “The Potter’s Promise: A Commentary on Romans 9” I have just finished this book and highly recommend. “Confused by the issues surrounding Calvinism? Does Romans 9 teach unconditional predestination? Want to cut through some of the red tape? Then read Leighton’s book. He is charitable but gets right to the point, making a strong,…

I Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. As the story starts Samuel is just sad that God didn’t use…

I literally do not know what to say. Yesterday was a tremendously wonderful day. I saw so many people who worked so hard. I want to thank all of Vision. I want to thank all of our missionaries. Vision supports a lot of missionaries and currently has 23 families that are members of the church. Trent Cornwell and his…

I have spent the last several days here in Arequipa. Our missionaries are doing a great job. I am grateful to see God at work. There were over 1,000 in the largest night of the Pastor’s School, I believe! But as I look around I notice that all the missions are either pulling out or not planting churches. They may…

http://austingardner.net/NewEnglishPodcast/Practicing_Pauls_Missionary_Methods1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:16 — 20.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSPastor Austin Gardner and Missions Director Jeff Bush talk about how to get a church planted in a foreign country by putting Paul’s missionary methods into practice

http://austingardner.net/NewEnglishPodcast/Pauls_Missionairy_Methods1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:28 — 18.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSPastor Austin Gardner and Missions Director Jeff Bush go live again in their on-going series of the first few weeks on the field. In this edition and the next, they discuss the methods of missions displayed by the Apostle Paul!

http://austingardner.net/NewEnglishPodcast/Starting_Your_Church2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:25 — 18.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSPastor Austin Gardner and Missions Director Jeff Bush finish up their discussion on how you should go about getting your first church up and running. This edition to Leadership with Vision as well as the previous podcast is indispensable to anyone starting or…

http://austingardner.net/NewEnglishPodcast/Starting_Your_Church1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:10 — 17.3MB) | EmbedSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSPastor Austin Gardner and Missions Director Jeff Bush continue their series on what you should do when you get to the field with a edition on how to get your first church started. They discuss everything from getting the word out before your…

http://austingardner.net/NewEnglishPodcast/Major_Mistakes_of_the_Past.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:49 — 15.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSPastor Austin Gardner and Missions Director Jeff Bush discuss the biggest and most dangerous mistakes that missionaries often make on the field, and almost all of it boils down to the type of attitude that you have toward different parts of your ministry….